The National Defense Industrial Association has released a white paper urging the Pentagon to provide more clarity on the requirements contractors must meet to reach compliance with DOD’s cyber certification program, and to make other changes to help companies meet the program’s objectives. The paper has several suggestions to improve the program, including the creation of a “government-furnished [cloud] environment” for small businesses and “new entrants” to the defense market that meets Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements, and more targeted...